About this event

  • Date and time Tue 8 Feb 2022 from 6:00pm to 7:05pm
  • Location Online
  • Organised by Surgery

Join us on the next webinar of our popular Masterclass series. In this episode, we will be joined by Professor James Black III who will educate delegates on open surgical advanced decision-making and explain key techniques for complex aortic surgery.

Professor James Black III is Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy and a Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins University. In this webinar, he will also expand on current treatment strategies for suprarenal aortic disease, the infected aorta and patients with connective tissue disease.

During this meeting you will:

  • Consider decision-making processes involved in treating patients with complex aortic anatomy. 

  • Understand techniques involved in open surgery for complex aortic disease.

  • Review current strategies for treating the infected aorta. 

  • Learn key treatment algorithms and operative strategies for patients with aortic disease and connective tissue disease. 

Participants will have a chance to engage in the discussion and to ask questions during the webinar session. This webinar has free CPD accreditation.

We would like to thank our sponsor Terumo Aortic for their support of this meeting. Please note that the scientific programme and content has not been influenced in any way by the sponsor.

This webinar is part of the surgery Masterclass series hosted by international experts in their fields. The Masterclass series is intended to teach trainees and established surgeons on complex decision-making and techniques in a variety of specialist areas. 

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Registration for this webinar will close 1 hour prior to the start time. You will receive the webinar link 1 hour before the meeting. Late registrations will not be accepted.

Key speakers

Dr James H Black

Chief, Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Speaker's biography

Dr. Black is the Chief of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and the David Goldfarb, MD Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Black is an expert in the application of endovascular technology for patients with aortic and vascular disease. He has unique expertise in open surgical reconstruction and endovascular interventions for the vascular manifestations of all connective tissue disorders. To the subject of aortic diseases and connective tissue disorders, he has given invited lectures to the White House Medical Unit and the FDA section in charge of cardiovascular devices. His research interests include the molecular events underpinning the development of aortic emergencies in both atherosclerotic and genetically triggered aortopathies.

Agenda

View the programme

Welcome and introduction

Mr Colin David Bicknell, Reader and Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Mr Joseph Shalhoub, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Sponsor presentation

Terumo Aortic Promotional Video

The perils of aortic surgery - what to do when the aorta bites back

Dr James H Black, Chief, Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Questions and answers
Close of meeting

Sponsors

Location

Online

Disclaimer: All views expressed in this webinar are of the speakers themselves and not of the RSM.

Registration for this webinar will close 1 hour prior to the start time. You will receive the webinar link 1 hours before the meeting. Late registrations will not be accepted. 

Special rates for difficult times 
The RSM wishes to offer healthcare professionals continued learning opportunities during the coronavirus pandemic. The RSM’s COVID-19 online events are available free of charge, while there will be small charges to register for other online education. These fees will enable the RSM to continue its programme of activities and will apply during the course of the pandemic. 

All webinars will be available for registered delegates 60 days after on Zoom. The link will be sent 24 hours after the webinar takes place. 

This webinar will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels. 

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